REMOTE MEDICAL CODERREMOTE | $25-30/hr Highlight: Industry: Hospital & Healthcare Employment Type: Contract to hire Location: REMOTEWorking with an extensive client base, TEKsystems is searching for experienced Certified Medical Coder.Benefits of this Role:
Work with a friendly team
Helpful and supportive leadership and executives
Great Benefits – Take advantage of a Blue Cross Blue Shield benefits package (Dental, vision, 401k)
o Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
§ Medical, dental & vision
§ Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
§ 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
§ Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
§ Short and long-term disability
§ Health Spending Account (HSA)
§ Transportation benefits
§ Employee Assistance Program
§ Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Requirements:
2-4 years experience in Medical Coding (Hospital/Facility coding)
Diploma or GED required
Must have certification (CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA required)
A Day in the Role:
Reviews medical records to determine the physician’s diagnosis/procedures for the patient and assigns ICD-10CM/PCS codes to those diagnoses/procedures.
Reviews the entire medical record for codeable information.
Writes queries as appropriate and adheres to the query policy. Follows-up on queries and updates coding and the query as appropriate and in a timely manner.
Assigns the appropriate APR/DRG.
Is familiar with and follows the Coding Compliance plan.
Abstracts predetermined information from inpatient, day surg, ER, and outpatient records and enters that information on to the medical record abstract.
Enters appropriate information on the abstract as determined by departmental policy.
Completes and releases to billing abstracts that are ready to be billed.
Assures that co-workers and management are well informed and adequately prepared by communicating information relevant to the coding area or department.
Prepares and submits a properly completed management report to the Manager weekly.
Notifies the Manager and/or Coordinator of charts with missing documents. Notifies admitting of registration errors.
Works with Clinical Documentation Specialists to develop a good working team.
Communicates about queries and query responses. Uses CDI as a resource for clinical information.
Participates in department meetings, inservice, and peer interviews (as requested). Assists with the training of new employees and students as requested.
Ensures that emails, audits, queries and reports are processed timely.
Researches to ensure that records are coded, grouped and abstracted properly.
Contacts other departments to obtain information needed for coding such as diagnoses, procedures, treatments rendered, etc.
Contacts physicians to obtain information (diagnoses, procedures, treatments, clarifications) needed for coding.
Utilizes references (dictionaries, Coding Clinics, CPT assistant, Coding Policies, other literature, Clinical Documentation Specialists, Coordinator, Internal Auditor, etc) to help determine appropriate codes.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.50About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.